4501-47-12
Insurance and bond requirements.

(A)
It is the responsibility of the third-party tester to provide and maintain
evidence of insurance coverage for every vehicle it provides for driver skills
testing as well as coverage for the commercial driver's license applicants
using the vehicles to take the skills test.

(B)
If a third-party tester provides vehicle
for rental, it shall include the state of Ohio, department of public safety, as
an additional named insured on their certificate of insurance and shall file a
copy of the certificate of insurance with the department. The certificate of
insurance shall stipulate that the director shall be notified ten days before
the policy expires, or if it is cancelled or is not maintained in full
force.

(C)
The insurance shall be
provided by an insurance company licensed to do business within this state, in
the amount of at least:

(1)
One million
dollars for bodily injury or death of any one person in any one crash or
collision;

(2)
One million dollars
because of bodily injury or death of two or more persons in any one crash or
collision;

(3)
Fifty thousand
dollars because of destruction of property in any one crash or
collision.

(D)
In the
alternative, a third-party tester who provides vehicles for rental to skills
test applicants may provide evidence that it is self-insured. Proof of
self-insurance shall be provided to the department prior to the receipt of
authorization as a third-party tester.

(E)
In addition, the
third-party tester shall provide and maintain evidence of a bond in the amount
of no less than twenty thousand dollars and shall file a copy of the bond with
the department.